My elderly mother and son accompanied me on a 4 night stay at this resort. While the setting was spectacular with beach, poolside area and views in Ft. Lauderdale, the costs of meals and drinks at the hotel was really outrageous. 10$ magaritas, 8$ chicken fingers for kids, etc. The locale was amazing though with a clean and spacious beach, great pool area and remarkable landscaping. I noticed many families walking to the main street near this complex and buying sandwiches and drinks, then toting them back to the pool. Another issue is the 23$ per day parking for your rental car and the miscommunication between the guard gate and front desk in making it extremely chaotic to come and go. In essence, I would recommend this hotel primarily for its location (prox to airport), beach and pool. But the add-ons and extras make it an extremely expensive vacation. I think you can find better value elsewhere, honestly.

I just came back from 5 wonderful daysat this resort, and I have to say it was the best of my 5 past visits there. Aside from the late check-in (around 4:30pm) everything was perfect. This is the only Major deluxe resort on the beach. All the other resorts, including those massive ones, are on the other side of A1A, and you have to cross the road to get to the beach.

Listen,,,THIS IS A FAMILY RESORT!! If you have a problem with kids playing in the pool, or having a catch in the pool, then DON"T COME HERE!!

The staff was friendly, they have pool attendants who walked around the pool serving free fruit, and iced water. Everyday at 2:00pm there was a cart with cookies and lemonaide available poolside. The pool grounds are spectacular with waterfalls and landscaping.

Accomodations were fine, the SPA rivles anything in Vegas and dinner at 3030 Ocean was probably the best meal I have ever had. We had the chef's 5 course tasting menu and had no idea what was next! We actually ended up with 7 courses...(bout $70 per person- well worth it)

Check out was a breeze. There are very nice lockers , stocked showers and all the ammeneties located by the pool. We checked out then relaxed poolside till we had to go to the airport. We then showered, and dressed in the changing rooms!

There are so many nice things about this place, and I can't wait to come back...AND I AM!!

We have been to this hotel a couple other times and this time, it was just ok. We booked under the spa package so our room rate was "ok" for this hotel. The rooms are small for what you pay. The view is good, but the balcony is so small. The check in was minimal eye contact or talking. If this would have been our first time we would have not been aware of any of the hotel activities. The prices at the pool snack bar were insane as were drinks at the bar. We received a "free" umbrella with our stay and when they saw it was free we were instructed to "pick any umbrella" yet others were able to choose where they wanted their umbrella placed. Coffee in the rooms was $5.00 for a bag. Of course the bottled water was insane as well. We were charged each day $12.95 for internet yet it was "free" with our package and we had to go get that taken care of , which of course the staff acted like we were bothering them. The parking is a joke. Nothing is explained and you pay through the nose for valet or self park on top of what you pay to stay. I love the location of the hotel but the staff is not very pleasant, other then the one bartender down by the pool, and all the added costs are just ridiculous. Our family will not stay here again, very sad because we had enjoyed this hotel so much in the past.

It never ceases to amaze me how some people can't be pleased--ever. I realize many people don't feel the need to write a review unless it's negative (I'm guilty here, too), but come on! I stayed here with my fiancee (now wife) for Valentine's Day and didn't get around to writing a review until I started reading all the nit-picky negative reviews on here. This is a beautiful resort and the staff was quite friendly. Yes, the restaurant Ocean 30 30 is a little overpriced, but the food was excellent. It does have a great beach and nice pool. The onsite Starbucks was handy, also. A taxi to Los Alos was reasonable and there were many neat restaurants, bars and shops. I do agree that some renovations would help, but not as desperately needed as some might suggest. It is not an inexpensive resort by any stretch, but not outrageous for South Florida standards. We would stay there again for a special occasion if we found a good deal.